PROGRAM

Detailed Schedule

The following is a listing of sessions that will be offered at APNC 2004. Click on a session title to view or hide the session details.

Thursday, July 15, 2004

4:00 PM - 8:00 PM: REGISTRATION
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM: EXHIBIT HOURS; AP STUDIO ART EXHIBIT AND RECEPTION

Friday, July 16, 2004

7:00 AM - 11:30 AM: EXHIBIT HOURS
7:00 AM - 8:00 PM: REGISTRATION
7:15 AM - 8:15 AM: BREAKFAST (Preconference Attendees Only)
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM: Subject(s): Art History
Art History: New/Experienced; This workshop will address issues related to beginning and teaching a successful AP Art History course. We will discuss resources and texts, pacing, the nature of the AP ®Art History test and the ways the test shapes the course. Several teaching strategies will be presented as well as ideas about how to energize a lecture format with activities intended to engage students. We will look at the 2004 exam and discuss not only its content, but the way in which it was read and graded. Teachers will receive materials they will be able to use in the coming school year.

Presenters(s): Cheryl Hughes, Alta High School, Sandy, UT; Subject(s): Biology
Biology: New; This workshop will help teachers design and prepare an AP Biology course for their school. All aspects of the AP Biology program will be addressed (syllabus, textbook selection, labs and the AP Exam). (THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL)

Presenters(s): Michael Basham, El Dorado High School, Placerville, CA; Subject(s): Calculus AB
Calculus AB: New; Participants will emerge with a concise and comprehensive understanding of the AP Calculus program. Topics will include: curriculum, student assessment and motivation, AP materials, structure and content of the AP Exam, sharing problems and approaches in teaching AP Calculus, graphing calculators and an overview of slope fields/differential equations. Additionally, new workshop materials will be used. (THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL)

Presenters(s): Eliel Gonzalez, East Longmeadow High School, East Long Meadow, MA; Subject(s): Biology
Biology: Experienced; This workshop will help participants gain an understanding of curriculum basics; strategies and planning your school calendar and time management. Participants will review tips and techniques for 12 labs and discuss the scoring of the 2004 AP Biology exam. (THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL)

Presenters(s): Larry Calabrese, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates, CA; Subject(s): Chemistry
Chemistry: Experienced; This workshop will provide an in-depth treatment of chemical equilibrium. Teaching strategies for all aspects of equilibrium will be modeled. Several related lab activities will also be presented. (THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL)

Presenters(s): Arden Zipp, SUNY Cortland, Cortland, NY; Subject(s): English Literature & Composition
English Literature: New; In this workshop participants will explore the goal, structure, and content of the Advanced Placement course in English Literature and Composition. Discussion will include syllabus design and techniques for teaching poetry and prose. The workshop will address the format and content of the 2004 Advanced Placement Exam in English Literature. Materials (samples, rubrics) will be provided. Additionally, new workshop materials will be used. (THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL)

Presenters(s): Sally Pfeifer, Lewis and Clark High School, Worley, ID; Subject(s): English Language & Composition
English Language: New; This session provides strategies for developing thinking, reading, and writing skills in AP English Language. The morning is devoted to improving close reading with examples from Virginia Woolf, Robert Frost and Lawrence Perrine. The afternoon is focused on composition with both short exercises to target particular skills and full length writing assignments appropriate to and AP English course. (THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL)

Presenters(s): Cathy D'Agostino, New Trier Township High School, Winnetka, IL; Subject(s): Environmental Science
Environmental Science: New/Experienced; This workshop will cover the topics of starting an AP program, the use of teaching guides, prerequisites and AP credit. It will provide an explanation of the AP Environmental Science Exam structure and strategies for success. There will be a comprehensive review of scoring the most current AP Environmental Science Exam with emphasis on improving student scores. The workshop will provide handouts of samples, teaching materials, and labs. Exercises and hints to improve your own course will be provided to each participant. (THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL)

Presenters(s): Bill Molnar, River Dell Regional High School, Montavale, NJ; Subject(s): European History
European History: Experienced; Participants will emerge with a concise and comprehensive understanding of the AP European History program. The workshop will also provide advice and approaches to experienced AP European History teachers.; Subject(s): Economics: Micro, Economics: Macro
Macroeconomics and Microeconomics: New; This workshop will cover the creation of an AP economics course. The workshop will also cover the AP Examination and what the student needs to know in order to pass the exam.

Presenters(s): William Stone, Plano West Senior High, Plano, TX; Subject(s): Latin: Vergil
Latin: Literature and Vergil: New/Experienced; "Latin: Literature and Vergil" will include an overview of the syllabus choices for AP Latin, including the newly revised Catullus curriculum. It will also include information on Web and textbook resources. Participants will find a wealth of materials that will be useful in preparing students for each section of the AP Exam: multiple choice, short and long essays, spot questions, and translation.

Presenters(s): Liz Heimbach, Madeira School, McLean, VA; Subject(s): Human Geography
Human Geography: New/Experienced; This workshop will address issues related to developing, beginning, and teaching a successful AP Human Geography course. We will discuss resources and texts, pacing, the nature of the AP Human Geography Exam and the ways the test shapes the course. Several teaching strategies will be presented, as well course challenges. There will also be time for sharing of best practices.

Presenters(s): Sheri Ruegsegger, Perrydale High School, Amity, OR; Subject(s): Government & Politics: United States
Government and Politics: U.S.: Experienced; Participants in this workshop will examine writing strategies and will use models to cover key concepts in U.S. Goverment. They will examine the legistlative process and influence of political parties and the characteristics and major stages of the policy-making process. (THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL)

Presenters(s): Barbara Sampson, Plano West Senior High School, Plano, TX; Subject(s): Government & Politics: United States
Government and Politics: U.S.: New; This workshop will provide lesson plans, materials, and strategies to teachers of AP U.S. Government and Politics, along with tips for creating and maintaining a successful program.

Presenters(s): Karen Waples, Cherry Creek High School, Englewood, CO; Subject(s): Government & Politics: Comparative
Government and Politics: Comparative: New/Experienced; Participants will be provided with strategies for the development, creation and teaching of instructional units for the AP Comparative Government course. Resources and professional development opportunities will also be incorporated throughout the workshop to help facilitate the creation of an AP Comparative Government course. To prepare students with the skills needed for success both in the Advanced Placement Comparative course and also on the national examination in May, participants in this workshop will be given techniques and suggestions for the incorporation of writing and research assignments, current events, critical thinking excercises and activities, and review strategies for the national examination. Participants will also be provided with a review of the national examination, its structure, and strategies for preparation. Also, information regarding the changes in the AP Comparative curriculum, effective in the fall of 2005, will be presented and discussed in this institute. Along with strategies and ideas for the teaching of thematic units, participants will be receiving supplemental materials and resources on the new countries that will be added to the list of the current countries that are examined in the course.

Presenters(s): Stephen Popp, Plano Senior High School, Plano, TX; Subject(s): German Language
German Language: New/Experienced; This workshop offers participants an in-depth look at the AP German Exam, strategies for success, materials for additional practice, and suggestions for curriculum and instruction. In addition, workshop participants will examine authentic student responses and practice scoring.

Presenters(s): Del Hausman, Lower Moreland Township School District, Huntingdon Valley, PA; Subject(s): French Literature
French Literature: New/Experienced; This workshop aims to provide participants with ideas and techniques (vertical team concept) that will enhance the enrollment of students in the French program leading to the AP. It will familiarize particpants with the content and the different components of the AP Literature Examination. The workshop will share materials and techiniques that will assist the participants and will help their students to succeed in their AP test. The workshop will provide samples of the AP examinatons and the grading system for each part, including all recent changes tn the test format and its grading. The workshop will provide particpants with time and opportunity for collegial interaction and exchange of successful strategies.

Presenters(s): Christophe BarquissauTucson, AZ; Subject(s): French Language
French Language: New/Experienced; The workshop will provide an overview of the basic structure and content of the Advanced Placement French Language course. After giving a brief overview of the entire AP French Language Exam, we plan to do extensive practice on examining the rubrics used by the AP consultants in assessing the cassettes and essays of the AP Language Exam. We will clarify the expected levels of proficiency required for the speaking and writing section of the AP Exam. Members of the workshop will evaluate and develop materials for use in their own classes. (THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL)

Presenters(s): Rita Davis, The Agnes Irwin School, Rosemont, PA; Subject(s): Spanish Language
Spanish Language: Experienced; "AP Spanish Language: Experienced" is a one-day workshop for high school teachers of Spanish interested in participating in activities and discussions with the goal of helping them to enhance students' preparedness for AP Spanish Language courses. (THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL)

Presenters(s): Gustavo Fares, Lawrence University, Appleton, WI; Subject(s): Spanish Language
Spanish Language: New; Participants in the AP Spanish Language workshop will become familiar with the components of this AP Exam and its grading. Strategies for improving students' performance and retention of material will also be presented.

Presenters(s): Marcia Wilbur, The College Board, Duluth, GA; Subject(s): Psychology
Psychology: Experienced; This workshop will focus on the needs of teachers who have taught AP Psychology for at least three years, although all are welcome. There will be an in-depth analysis of all released multiple-choice and free-response questions (and the rubrics) from 1992-2004. New teaching strategies, demonstrations, test-taking techniques, useful Web sites and multimedia resources will be shown and evaluated. Participants will take home a wide variety of active learning tools, sample tests, journal writing ideas, TOPSS lesson plans, and other ancillary materials to use in their classrooms. All content areas, including cross-cultural psychology, positive psychology, and statistics will be examined. Sample textbooks and review books will be distributed and assessed. (All participants are asked to bring a few of their favorite lessons or lesson plans to share with class members.)

Presenters(s): Tom Purcell, Danbury High School, Danbury, CT; Subject(s): Psychology
Psychology: New; This workshop will offer participants clear guidelines for beginning and developing an AP Psychology program. Workshop topics include testing procedures and construction, selection of students, student credit and placement, curriculum, texts and other resources, course objectives, and practial instructional methods and activites. The workshop will conclude with an overview of the scoring of the May 2004 AP Exam.

Presenters(s): Chris Eadie, Santa Fe High School, Santa Fe, NM; Subject(s): Physics C: Mechanics, Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism
Physics C: New/Experienced; This workshop will address the design of APC-Level free-response problems and multiple-choice questions, as well as the simulation of the APC Exam in the classroom.

Presenters(s): George Zober, Yough High School, Herminie, PA; Subject(s): Physics B
Physics B: Experienced; The workshop will focus on student selection for the course, the merit of taking an AP course, summer assignments, text and supplementary materials, format of the examination, and how the examination is graded. Paticipants will discuss what laboratory experience a student needs for the course, and will review the most recently released free-response questions, standards, and student samples. Experienced teachers will share their best practices, lesson plans, laboratory activities, assignments, rubrics, and projects.

Presenters(s): Hirendra Chatterjee, Cherry Hill High School, West, Cherry Hill, NJ; Subject(s): Physics B
Physics B: New; Participants will gain insights into organizing and managing an AP Physics B program and receive suggestions on preparing students for the AP Physics B Exam. A resource CD with curricular materials, as well as a selection of AP Physics questions and solutions, will be available.

Presenters(s): David Castro, AP Lead Physics Teacher, Pflugerville Independent School District, Pflugerville, TX; Subject(s): Music Theory
Music Theory: New/Experienced; This workshop will address issues related to beginning and teaching a successful AP Music Theory course. We will discuss resources and texts, pacing, the nature of the AP Music Theory Exam and the ways the test shapes the course. Several teaching strategies will be presented, especially focusing on strategies to develop perceptive listening in students.

Presenters(s): Michael Levi, College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY; Subject(s): Economics: Micro, Economics: Macro
Macroeconomics and Microeconomics: Experienced; This workshop will include copies and scoring of both Macro and Micro 2004 AP Exams with discussion on rationale. In the workshop, participants will use both text and supplemental materials (emphasis on supplemental). The workshop will include topics on: AP e-mail and economic mailing lists, games and simulations to use in class, global economics, non differentiated product mark, use of graphs in Macro and Micro Economics and sharing teaching strategies and materials with each other.

Presenters(s): J. Bruce ForryPittsburgh, PA; Subject(s): Administrator/Coordinator
AP Administrator: Experienced (2); This workshop will provide an in-depth survey of effective ways to start and support an AP program. Beginning with a review of the benefits of AP for schools, this workshop will explore ways that administrators can provide support for their AP teachers and students. In addition, this workshop will help administrators learn how to use data effectively to promote equitable growth, and will provide tools for assessing strengths and weaknesses of existing AP programs, with an emphasis on areas of future growth. Finally, the workshop will cover specific administrative topics, including models for obtaining financial support from community organizations, effective school policies (grade weighting, setting expectations for exam taking)effective use of block schedules to offer AP courses,and more.

Presenters(s): Tulip Fleming, Virgin Islands Department of Education, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands; Subject(s): Administrator/Coordinator
AP Administrator: New (2); This workshop will provide an in-depth survey of effective ways to start and support an AP program. Beginning with a review of the benefits of AP for schools, this workshop will explore ways that administrators can provide support for their AP teachers and students. In addition, this workshop will help administrators learn how to use data effectively to promote equitable growth, and will provide tools for assessing strengths and weaknesses of existing AP programs, with an emphasis on areas of future growth. Finally, the workshop will cover specific administrative topics, including models for obtaining financial support from community organizations, effective school policies (grade weighting, setting expectations for exam taking)effective use of block schedules to offer AP courses,and more. (THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL)

Presenters(s): Martha Fernsternmacher, Albuquerque Public Schools, Albuquerque, NM; Subject(s): Administrator/Coordinator
AP Administrator: Experienced; This workshop will provide an in-depth survey of effective ways to start and support an AP program. Beginning with a review of the benefits of AP for schools, this workshop will explore ways that administrators can provide support for their AP teachers and students. In addition, this workshop will help administrators learn how to use data effectively to promote equitable growth, and will provide tools for assessing strengths and weaknesses of existing AP programs, with an emphasis on areas of future growth. Finally, the workshop will cover specific administrative topics, including models for obtaining financial support from community organizations, effective school policies (grade weighting, setting expectations for exam taking)effective use of block schedules to offer AP courses,and more. (THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL)

Presenters(s): Ken Green, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge, TN; Subject(s): Administrator/Coordinator
AP Administrator: New; This workshop will provide an in-depth survey of effective ways to start and support an AP Program. Beginning with a review of the benefits of AP for schools, this workshop will explore ways that administrators can provide support for thier AP teachers and students. In addition, this workshop will help administrators learn how to use data effectively to promote equitable growth, and will provide tools for assessing strengths and weaknesses of existing AP programs, with an emphasis on areas of future growth. Finally the workshop will cover specific administrative topics including: models for obtaining financial support from community organizations; effective school policies (grade weighting; setting expectations for exam taking); effective use of block schedules to offer AP courses; etc. (THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL)

Presenters(s): Scott VanBeck, Westside High School, Houston, TX; Subject(s): World History
World History: Experienced; Participants in this session will examine content model lessons and activity on readings for all 5 units of the AP World History course. Attendees will also participate in a review of expectations, and samples of student writings. Participants will be provided with take-home materials.

Presenters(s): Kathryn Wyndham, Cherry Creek High School, Englewood, CO; Subject(s): World History
World History: New; This workshop is designed for teachers preparing an AP World History course as well as teachers who have taught the course but have not attended College Board training. The major themes and content elements of world history as an academic discipline and as a teaching field are explored in conjunction with the College Board course description. Critical thinking, essay writing, and test-taking strategies are presented in the context of content material. Participants are encouraged to bring current lesson and curriculum ideas to the workshop.

Presenters(s): C. Barden Keeler, Palmetto Ridge High School, Naples, FL; Subject(s): U.S. History
United States History: Experienced; This workshop is designed for teachers who have been teaching AP U.S. History previously. The session will focus on the 2004 test and changes in the direction of the course, as well as course organization. Time for exchange of best practices will be included. Additionally, new workshop materials will be used. (THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL)

Presenters(s): Louisa Moffitt, Marist School, Atlanta, GA; Subject(s): U.S. History
United States History: New; The AP U.S. History Preconference workshop for new teachers will provide beginning AP teachers with information, tools, and strategies necessary for a successful AP program. Topics include AP U.S. History instructional materials, curriculum framework and teaching methods. Participants will have the opportunity to examine the 2004 AP U.S. History Exam and read actual sample essays. Additionally, new workshop materials will be used. (THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL)

Presenters(s): Barbara Ramsey, Chamberlain High School, Tampa, FL; Subject(s): Studio Art: Drawing
Studio Art: New/Experienced; Participants will see examples of AP Studio Art from students in the 2D, 3D, and drawing portfolios. Information about developing concentrations with students will also be presented. (THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL)

Presenters(s): Patricia Lamb, Polk County School District, Bartow, FL; Subject(s): Statistics
Statistics: New/Experienced; Participants will explore concepts and activities from one or more of the four broad themes of the College Board's AP Statistics curriculum. Topics will include teaching resources and exam preparation. Several questions from old exams will be discussed to get a sense of AP expectations. (THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL)

Presenters(s): Dan Yates, Varina High School, Richmond, VA; Subject(s): Spanish Literature
Spanish Literature: Experienced; "Seven 'American' Authors Address the Human Experience: A Distinguished Scholar Seminar." The seven authors, Cabeza de Vaca, Palma, Quiroga, Rulfo, Vodanovic, Ulibarri, and Borges, write works that represent the human experience in the context of the Americas. Participants will work on interpreting their texts, share best practices, and examine intertextual approaches.

Presenters(s): Kenya Dworkin, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA; Subject(s): Spanish Literature
Spanish Literature: New; "AP Spanish Literature: New" is a one-day workshop for high school teachers of Spanish interested in participating in activities and discussions with the goal of helping them to enhance students' preparedness for AP Spanish Literature courses. The workshop will especially focus on samples from the 2004 exam.

Presenters(s): Milagros Ojermark, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA; Subject(s): Administrator/Coordinator
Holistic Scoring Workshop; This workshop will provide teachers practice using holistic scoring with the new SAT scoring guide. In addition, teachers will receive activities and lessons to bring back to the classroom.

Presenters(s): Brian Bremen; PRECONFERENCE WORKSHOPS; Subject(s): European History
European History: New; This workshop will discuss the scoring guidlines for the 2003 essay. The workshop will also provide advice to both new and experienced AP European History teachers.

Presenters(s): Monty Armstrong, Cerritos High School, Cerritos, CA; Subject(s): English Language & Composition
English Language: Experienced; This workshop will consider the value of John Ruskin's insistence that we read "Syllable by Syllable, Nay, Letter By Letter" for AP English students. To do so, we will examine excerpts from Ruskin's "Sesame and Lilies", Walter Pater's "Renaissance", and Virginia Woolf's "A Room of One's Own". Additionally, new workshop materials will be used. (THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL)

Presenters(s): Vincent Lankewish, Penn State University, State College, PA; Subject(s): English Literature & Composition
English Literature: Experienced; This workshop, designed for experienced AP English Literature teachers, revisits some of AP's analytical basics: tone, irony, point of view, poetry analysis, and syntax, positing that these essential elements provide the framework for student success in AP. (THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL)

Presenters(s): Bill Pell, Spartanburg High School, Spartanburg, SC; Subject(s): Computer Science AB, Computer Science A
Computer Science A and AB: New/Experienced; This workshop is intended for teachers of AP Computer Science A and AB. Participants will discuss the finer points of the syllabi and look at the 2004 exam and reading.

Presenters(s): Mark Stehlik, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA; Subject(s): Chemistry
Chemistry: New; Participants will learn how to organize and plan for an AP Chemistry course. Course content, text, and lab selections, as well as procedural matters will be covered. Attention will also be given to the nature of the AP Exam and exam preparation strategies. (THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL)

Presenters(s): Elizabeth Parks, Blue Valley High School, Stilwell, KS; Subject(s): Calculus BC
Calculus BC: New/Experienced; Participants will discuss some thought-provoking problems, from geometric, numerical, and analytical viewpoints. We will also discuss some BC-only topics, such as infinite series and polar coordinates. Additionally, new workshop materials will be used.

Presenters(s): Ray Cannon, Baylor University, Waco, TX; Subject(s): Calculus AB
Calculus AB: Experienced; Participants will emerge with a concise and comprehensive understanding of the AP Calculus program. Topics will include: curriculum, student assessment and motivation, AP materials, structure and content of the AP Exam, sharing problems and approaches in teaching AP Calculus, graphing calculators, and AB specific issues. Additionally, new workshop materials will be used. (THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL)

Presenters(s): Catherine Want, University High School, Irvine, CA
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM: Subject(s): Administrator/Coordinator
SpringBoard Administrator Workshop
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM: EXHIBIT HOURS
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM: OPENING SESSION
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM: WELCOME REMARKS - GOVERNOR JOHN ELLIS "JEB" BUSH (Doors Open at 4:30 PM)
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM: OPENING PLENARY SPEAKER & JAZZ PERFORMANCE - JAMES MCBRIDE (AND HIS JAZZ QUINTET)
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM: BOOK SIGNING AND COCKTAIL RECEPTION

Saturday, July 17, 2004

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM: BREAKFAST
7:00 AM - 8:00 PM: REGISTRATION
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Subject(s): Pre-AP Strategies in Mathematics
The Pre-AP Years: Aspects of Effective Mathematics Teaching in Grades 6-12; Are there methods, approaches, and practices that promote increased learning by all students in a mathematics class? Can these methods, approaches, and practices be identified, codified, characterized, and/or described so that all teachers can learn what they are and incorporate them into their own classrooms? This session will attempt to answer these questions by identifying critical aspects of teaching mathematics that can improve a teacher's classroom effectiveness.

Presenters(s): James Choike, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK; Subject(s): Latin: Vergil , Latin Literature
Teaching Ariadne's Lament (Catullus 64) in the AP Latin Class; After a close examination of the text itself, the presenter will discuss the poem's place in Catullus's body of work, and in the Ariadne tradition and will facilitate a collaborative discussion of ways to approach teaching the poem to an AP Latin class.

Presenters(s): Susan L. Bonvallet, The Wellington School, Westerville, OH; Subject(s): Pre-AP Strategies in Social Studies, Pre-AP Strategies in English
Teaching Eighth Graders to Love Writing Timed Essays; Eighth graders can and should be writing essay exams. Developing experiences in a brain-based, essay-writing system teaches content and writing skills. Students will start high school having overcome the many psychological barriers of adjusting to essay exams. The structured program also allows for more time-efficient grading. This session systematically teaches participants how to take students to a high level of writing using a student-friendly, structured approach.

Presenters(s): Joseph Eberhard, William Adams Middle School, Alice, TX; AP International School Success Stories; Two international schools, The American-Nicaraguan School in Managua, Nicaragua, and the American School of London have had great sucess in establishing and developing their AP programs. Learn what these two very different schools did to achieve their high levels of success with AP. Come and share your thoughts about how AP can contribute to your school's academic success.

Presenters(s): Robert DiYanni, Director, K-12 International Services, The College Board, New York, NY
Elsa Lamb, Director, American-Nicaraguan School, Managua, Nicaragua
Eileen Penman, Senior Dean/College Counselor, The American School in London, London, United Kingdom; Subject(s): Pre-AP Administrator/Coordinator
Mentoring Made Easy with CollegeEd; Mosley High School's student mentoring program is using the College Board CollegeEd™ Program to provide social, academic, and career support for incoming first-year students as well as middle school students. Having created a well-trained cadre of rising college-prep juniors, Mosley is spreading the College Board message of "preparing, inspiring, and connecting" to seventh grade students with the help of CollegeEd materials. Student mentors follow up this important service by connecting with eighth graders who have chosen to enroll in a college-preparatory program. This is the beginning of a two-year relationship, which will smooth the transition to high school and ease the stresses associated with the Pre-AP years and AP courses.

Presenters(s): Ted Czupryk, A.C. Mosely High School, Lynn Haven, FL; Subject(s): English Literature & Composition
Balancing the Traditional with the New: Introducing Students to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama in the Twenty-First Century; The canon of literature that instructors are responsible for teaching has changed significantly over the past few decades. So have students, in terms of their demographics, ethnicity, and learning styles. Can traditional approaches for teaching major genres such as fiction, poetry, and drama accommodate these emerging realities? This session will explore this central question, with a mixture of lecture and audience participation, including a question-and-answer period.

Presenters(s): Michael Meyer, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT; Subject(s): World History
Helping AP World History Students Plan and Write Analytical Essays; This session will present sample essays from the 2003 AP World History Exam, along with rubrics and commentary, so teachers can better direct their students in analytical essay writing. This session will also be relevant to administrators and those interested in becoming AP World History Readers.

Presenters(s): Jay Harmon, Catholic High School, Baton Rouge, LA
Sharon Cohen, APWC Development Committee
Kenneth Curtis, California State University, Long Beach, CA; Subject(s): Administrator/Coordinator
Mentoring New AP Teachers: Getting Through the Rookie Year; There are many issues and questions to consider when developing or improving mentor programs. Mentoring is a process that opens the doors to the school community and helps protege faculty find the wisdom of all the teachers in the building. A carefully designed mentoring program can be used as a recruitment tool, it can improve teacher retention rates, and it can help to improve the skills and knowledge of new and veteran teachers. This session will discuss the value of mentoring, guidelines for effective programs, how to train and support mentors, what proteges need from mentors, and how to measure the effectiveness of mentoring.

Presenters(s): William C. Anderson, Unionville High School, Kennett Square, PA
Sandra Litvin, Avon Grove High School, West Grove, PA; Subject(s): Psychology, Biology
Using Psychopharmacology to Teach About the Brain; This session will review the action potential and synaptic transmission and will discuss how examples involving psychoactive drugs can increase students' understanding of these basic processes in neurons. Studying the action mechanism of legal and illegal drugs (alcohol, cocaine, caffeine, nicotine, and ecstasy) will increase comprehension of how neurons work, keep students interested in the topic, and provide them with important information regarding the effects of drug use before they hit the college campus culture.

Presenters(s): Elizabeth Johnson, Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, GA; How the SAT® Is Changing in Math and What It Might Mean to You; Learn about the changes found in the new SAT®, especially in the math section, from a researcher and a Math Committee member who have been directly involved in every aspect of the development of the test.

Presenters(s): Amy Schmidt, Executive Director, Higher Education Research, The College Board, New York, NY
Monique Morton, Woodrow Wilson Senior High School, Washington, DC; Strategies for Increasing Minority Participation in AP Courses; A panel of federal grantees who are implementing Advanced Placement Incentive grants designed to increase the number of low-income, minority, and disadvanted students in AP programs will share their strategies for recruiting and retaining such students. Each of these programs targets schools with 40 percent or more low-income students and utilizes grant funds to implement a comprehensive AP program within the schools served.

Presenters(s): Susan Chacko, Project Director, Project GRAD API Grant
Jaye Espy, Project Director, Mississippi DOE API Grant
Linda Powell-McMillan, Project Director, AVID API Grant
Edith Harvey, Improvement Programs Director, U.S. Department of Education; Subject(s): Art History
Teaching Writing About Art: Strategies for Comparitive Analysis and Writing Clearly; The issue of successfully teaching clear writing and comparative analysis to young adult learners enrolled in AP Art History, Studio Art, and even history classes continues to be a challenge for both new and experienced teachers of these subjects. Using slide prompts from both western and non-European works of art and architecture, specific strategies developed by the presenter will be modeled for participants. Developing basic vocabulary acquistion and simple analysis skills for a range of learners in order to build confidence for tackling more complex issues of comparative and contextual analysis will be addressed.

Presenters(s): Robert Coad, Hamilton High School, Los Angeles, CA; Subject(s): Chemistry
Predicting Reactions in AP Chemistry; Both students and teachers in AP Chemistry find the prediction of reactions to be a difficult topic. The prediction of reactions is usually taught as a separate unit just prior to the AP Exam, and often it is not integrated into the rest of the course. Reactions can be included in units such as stoichiometry, gases, thermochemistry, acid base, electrochemistry, and organic chemistry. Handouts on methods that use a stepwise approach will explain how to gradually introduce the prediction of reactions without overwhelming your students. Sample quizzes for units will mirror the format in the free-response section of the AP Chemistry Exam.

Presenters(s): Kip Hendren, New Trier High School, Winnetka, IL; Subject(s): German Language
Lessons from the 2003 German Curriculum Survey and the 2004 AP German Exam: Reflections from the Exam Development Committee and the Chief Reader; This session will report on the results and implications of a university curriculum survey conducted by Educational Testing Service in 2003 and the experiences with the 2004 AP German Exam. Participants will gain insights into what college-level German instructors are reporting about their classes, how students performed on the 2004 exam, and how assessment is determined for the productive skills of speaking and writing. Some suggestions for improving articulation between high school and college programs will also be presented.

Presenters(s): Thomas Lovik, Michigan State University, Okemou, MI; Subject(s): Administrator/Coordinator, Pre-AP Administrator/Coordinator
Integrating a Big AP Program in Small Comprehensive High Schools; Small high schools have often struggled to provide students with a wide range of specialized AP courses. Furthermore, there has been a wave of school reform efforts to break large consolidated high schools into smaller, more personalized learning communities. So what does this mean for AP programs, and what can small high schools do to sustain and integrate AP curricula? The answer to this question is: plenty! This session will discuss the creative steps taken by some of the top small high schools in the nation to integrate a wide range of Advanced Placement Program® courses into their curricula.

Presenters(s): Jack Thompson, Youngstown State University and Kirkland Local Schools, Madison, OH; Subject(s): Pre-AP Strategies in Mathematics, Statistics, Calculus BC, Calculus AB
The Ideas Behind Integration and Accumulation; This session will feature teaching suggestions and activities on the concepts of integration and accumulation, as well as calculator and technology use and how analysis of these ideas is tested.

Presenters(s): Lin McMullinNiantic, CT; An Open Forum on the Role of Interdisciplinary Curriculum in Today's Schools; A moderator will lead an interactive discussion in which participants will learn the answers to key questions regarding interdisciplinary curriculum. A list of readings will be distributed.

Presenters(s): Linda Schlosser, SUNY Brockport, Rochester, NY
Ogden MorseRedding, CT
Mike Henry, Prince George's Community College, Largo, MD; Subject(s): English Literature & Composition, English Language & Composition
Voice Lessons: Reading Between the Lines; This session focuses on the skills AP English students need for deep analysis of poetry and prose. Participants will examine the elements of voice -- diction, detail, figurative language, imagery, syntax, and tone -- in fiction and nonfiction texts. They will learn how to share the "text tip-offs" that help students read with understanding of both content and style, and how to help students incorporate these skills into their own writing. Participants will also discover how art and music can be used to teach voice in reading and writing.

Presenters(s): Nancy Dean, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; Subject(s): Statistics
Understanding Statistical Inference; This presentation will focus on developing conceptual understanding of the inferential methods covered in AP Statistics. Several activities will illustrate the interconnection between probability, sampling distributions, and inference.

Presenters(s): Roxy Peck, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA; Subject(s): Music Theory
Teaching Musical Principles (Not Musical Rules) for AP Music Theory; One of the most common approaches to teaching basic music theory involves presenting a series of rules that govern tonality. Such rules frequently emphasize specific features to avoid rather than more general goals toward which to strive. Many students who have taken AP Music Theory and core college-level theory don't truly understand the purpose behind part-writing and analysis, and they may never have been asked to integrate the various skills that the AP program tests. Presenters will demonstrate some methods for teaching more holistically and explain how lists of rules can be replaced with a few binding principles.

Presenters(s): Nancy Rogers, Florida State University, Tallahassee , FL
Michael Buchler, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; Subject(s): Economics: Micro, Economics: Macro
Active Learning in the AP Economics Classroom; Students learn best when they're motivated and engaged. One of the most difficult challenges economics instructors face is convincing students that economics is not an exercise in memorizing for tests but in understanding for life. Economics is about understanding and learning to apply a set of core concepts that illuminate our lives and the world around us. This session will showcase teaching and learning tools that promote active learning through hands-on practice with fundamental economic concepts. The session will begin by discussing pedagogical frameworks through which concepts are reinforced with practical self-assessment exercises. Then it moves to Web-based interactive resources proven to promote success both in the classroom and in a lasting understanding of these important concepts.

Presenters(s): Michael Parkin, University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada; Subject(s): Biology
Redesign of the AP Biology Course, Examination, and Teacher Professional Development Experience; The purpose of this session will be to provide attendees with the latest information regarding the ongoing project to review and revise the AP Biology program. College Board staff and members of the Project Advisory Committee for this collaboration between the College Board and the National Science Foundation will present on progress to date, and will engage attendees in a discussion of the project's goals while soliciting feedback and input.

Presenters(s): Walt Jimenez, Director, Curriculum and Assessment, The College Board, New York, NY
Robert Cannon, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
Peggy O'Neill Skinner, The Bush School, Seatlle, WA; CONFERENCE SESSIONS; SpringBoard: A Comprehensive, 6-12 English Language Arts and Mathematics Program for Academic Success; To voice support for educational excellence and equity is good. To create a 6-12 English language arts and mathematics program that attempts to institutionalize these values through an integrated program of standards, professional development, instructional resources, and diagnostic assessments and reports, is better. Attend this session and learn how SpringBoard™, the College Board's new comprehensive 6-12 english language arts and mathematics program, can help your school district enhance teacher preparation and improve student achievement,and how SpringBoard™ can prepare your students for the challenges and opportunities associated with postsecondary education.

Presenters(s): Larry Ferguson, Manager, K-12 Solutions, The College Board; Subject(s): Environmental Science
Teaching Skills versus Teaching Content: AP versus Grade-Level Environmental Science; A typical AP Environmental Science class requires that students use complex information from different sources: information-processing skills not emphasized in other science courses. The wide range of topics covered also forces teachers to emphasize writing and data analysis skills as students complete traditional, content-related work. This skills-based course structure can be used to train students for success in other science courses. Lessons learned from AP Environmental Science can be applied to grade-level environmental science courses, raising student achievement. This presentation will provide many examples of skills-based lesson plans employed in an APES course and compare them to similar lesson plans developed for grade-level environmental science classes. Student performance on each exercise will be summarized and content compared to state and national inquiry-based standards for science education.

Presenters(s): Langdon Warner, Dutch Fork High School, Irmo, SC; Subject(s): English Language & Composition
Integrating American Literature with AP English Language and Composition; AP English Language and Composition, a course taken during a student's junior year, is often studied at the exclusion of American literature. This session will help teachers incorporate both the knowledge and the skills needed for AP English Language and Composition, using canonical American literature and literary philosophy as students prepare for the AP Exam.

Presenters(s): Angela CobbLong Beach, CA
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM: EXHIBIT HOURS
9:15 AM - 10:30 AM: Subject(s): Psychology
Advanced Session for the Teaching of AP Psychology; This session will discuss current new research in the field of psychology and will include ideas on writing integrative essay questions. Other topics of interest to the experienced AP Psychology teacher include how to link material between chapters, how to teach the most important experiments in psychology (there are about 40), and how to incorporate research methodologies. Additionally, interesting biographical material about numerous psychologists will be presented, with ideas on how to relate this to the psychologist's contribution to the field.

Presenters(s): Alan Feldman, Perth Amboy High School, Edison, NJ
Charles Brewer, Furman University
Tresmaine Grimes, Iona CollegeNY
Kristin Whitlock, Viewmont High School, Bountiful, UT; Subject(s): English Literature & Composition, English Language & Composition
Let's Get Digital: Student Writing Portfolios in Digital Form; Manila folders stuffed with wrinkled papers are burdensome to organize and unwieldy to handle. This session will show participants how to use Web pages as a way for students to create interesting and polished portfolio "folders" for their work. These digital portfolios then become visual representations of the students-who they are, what they think, and what they know. The digital portfolio provides students with a technological format in which to organize the growth of their writing and to reflect upon their strengths and weaknesses. It also allows students to think about themselves and how their writing represents who they are.

Presenters(s): Deborah Shepard, Lincoln High School, Tallahassee, FL; Subject(s): English Literature & Composition
Differentiated Instruction in the AP Literature Classroom; When AP teachers ask me for our school's placement policy for AP, I respond, "Give me your tired, your poor, and your hungry." Although our school's English AP Vertical Team has gone a long way toward preparing students for AP English, each year some students who sign up for the course do not, for a multitude of reasons, have the ideal reading or writing skills for success on the AP Literature and Composition Exam. This session will focus on activities and strategies for students who are willing to meet the academic challenge but who need to refine their language skills. Participants will also learn how to keep students who do have a sophisticated cadre of language skills motivated when they find themselves in a class with peers who are below their skill level.

Presenters(s): Rebecca McFarlan, Indian Hill High School, Cincinnati, OH; Subject(s): Pre-AP Strategies in Mathematics
Connecting and Communicating: Using Graphic Organizers in Math Class; Teachers will learn about using graphic organizers-"Rule of 4" link sheets, sorting mats, concept splashes, and webs-to help students make connections between topics across grades in order to build on prior knowledge and to communicate what they know and are able to do. Teachers can implement these strategies to make math more accessible to all students. Many samples and strategies will be shared in this hands-on session.

Presenters(s): Carol Hynes, Leominster Public Schools, Holden, MA; Subject(s): Pre-AP Strategies in Computer Science, Computer Science AB, Computer Science A
Computer Science for All Students; This session will discuss the lack of diversity among current computer science students, and the inappropriate stereotypes and misconceptions about both the subject and the students, that contribute to this problem. Participants will learn new approaches to teaching computer science that broaden its appeal and accessibility.

Presenters(s): Jody Paul, Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver, CO
Gail Chapman, The College Board
Mark Stehlik, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA; Subject(s): World History, U.S. History
Mastering the DBQ and FRQ: Skills for Students; Many students arrive in AP classes with little or no foundation in timed writing, particularly writing in history. This session will give teachers ideas for helping students better attack the DBQ and FRQ portions of the AP Exams.

Presenters(s): Krista Dornbush, Laguna Beach High School, Fountain Valley, CA
Steve Mercado, Chaffey High School; Subject(s): Biology
Cram No More: Strategies for Allowing Processing Time for Enhanced Student Learning; In Teaching with the Brain in Mind, Eric Jensen states that all learners periodically need processing time, during which they can apply the information just learned, in order for the information to be internalized. He recommends that even experienced learners (like AP students) need processing time about every 15 minutes. Join this session to see examples of techniques that can be used in the AP classroom to allow processing time in order to ensure that maximum learning is taking place. Come prepared to brainstorm some additional applications of Jensen's research in your classroom.

Presenters(s): Tricia Glidewell, Marist School, Marietta, GA; Subject(s): Environmental Science
Meet the DC: Environmental Science; Members of the Test Development Committee for AP Environmental Science will discuss how the exams are developed, common errors, and how teachers can prepare students for the AP challenge.

Presenters(s): Dean Goodwin, Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, NH; Subject(s): German Language
Meet the DC: German; Members of the Test Development Committee for AP German will discuss how the exams are developed, common errors, and how teachers can prepare students for the AP challenge.

Presenters(s): Thomas Lovik, Michigan State University, Okemou, MI
Wiebke Strehl, University of SC - Columbia, Columbia, SC; Subject(s): Statistics
Meet the DC: Statistics; Members of the Test Development Committee for AP Statistics will discuss how the exams are developed, common errors, and how teachers can prepare students for the AP challenge.

Presenters(s): Michael Legacy, Greenhill School, Addison, TX
Brad Hartlaub, Kenyon College , Gambier, OH; Subject(s): Economics: Micro, Economics: Macro
Meet the DC: Economics; Members of the Test Development Committee for AP Economics will discuss how the exams are developed, common errors, and how teachers can prepare students for the AP challenge.

Presenters(s): Peggy Pride, St. Louis University High School, St. Louis, MO
Arthur Raymond, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA
George Wassall, Northeastern University, Boston, MA; Subject(s): Art History
Meet the DC: Art History; Members of the Test Development Committee for AP Art History will discuss how the exams are developed, common errors, and how teachers can prepare students for the AP challenge.

Presenters(s): Lisa Farrington, Parsons School of Design/NSU, New York, NY
Cheryl Hughes, Alta High School, Sandy, UT; Subject(s): Government & Politics: United States, Government & Politics: Comparative
Meet the DC: Government and Politics; Members of the Test Development Committee for AP Government and Politics will discuss how the exams are developed, common errors, and how teachers can prepare students for the AP challenge.

Presenters(s): Clarissa Peterson, DePauw University
Kerry Haynie, Duke University
Jean Robinson, Indiana State University, Bloomington, IN; Subject(s): Physics C: Mechanics, Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism, Physics B
Meet the DC: Physics; Members of the Test Development Committee for AP Physics will discuss how the exams are developed, common errors, and how teachers can prepare students for the AP challenge.

Presenters(s): Larry Cain, Davidson College
Gay Stewart, University of Arkansas
Dolores Gende, Greenhill School, Addison, TX; Subject(s): Pre-AP Strategies in Mathematics, Calculus BC, Calculus AB
Filtering in AP Calculus; Four lessons will be provided that begin with an actual AP Calculus problem that is adapted to each of the math classes in the Pre-AP years (algebra I and II, geometry, and precalculus) with topics leading students into calculus concepts early in their math lives.

Presenters(s): Stacey McMullen, Dallas Independent School District, Grand Prairie, TX; Subject(s): Pre-AP Strategies in English
Indiana Grubb and the Raiders of the Lost Art: Using Film to Teach Literary Analysis; This interactive session will help teachers engage students in activities that enhance understanding in accomplishing literary analysis. First, we'll apply literary terms to an anchor story-one story that we use and discuss over and over at the beginning of the school year, a story we can refer back to all year long. We'll practice close reading and annotation of that story. Then we'll do the fun stuff: close-read a film. Actual classroom strategies used by the presenter are those utilized to help eighth graders understand literary analysis.

Presenters(s): Ayn Grubb, Broken Arrow Public Schools, Broken Arrow, OK; Subject(s): English Literature & Composition
From Sophocles's Oedipus to Cunningham's The Hours; An Authentic Transactional and Constructivist Approach to Teaching Any Novel; The session will provide a brief background of Rosenblatt's transactional theory, the multiple intelligences, and the pedagogical ideology behind constructivist teaching, and their practical applications for the high school English teacher and university instructor in English education. Actual units will be modeled and participants will be guided through an entire lesson on building a unit around a novel, text, or poem. Marginalia and highlighting within the text, rubrics, holistic vocabulary, essay exams, a social action project, individual and group work, and student teaching will each illuminate the hands-on approach for participants. The session will reflect on how such a unit applies to the AP English Literature and Composition Exam.

Presenters(s): Stacy Miller, University of New Mexico, Santa Fe, NM; Subject(s): English Literature & Composition
Asking Questions and Reader Response: Having a Dialogue with Literature; This session will explore how to incorporate levels of questioning using Bloom's Taxonomy with reader response. Student-generated questions and personal responses to shorter works of literature lend themselves to class discussion, leading to students writing their own themes. The session will explain the framework for such a discussion and provide samples of student work.

Presenters(s): Danny Lawrence, Career Center, Winston-Salem, NC; Subject(s): Spanish Literature
Creative Strategies for Diverse Student Success in Spanish; Through a series of creative teaching strategies, all types of learners at the presenter's school have had success in mastering the AP Spanish Language Exam. The presenter's methods have improved students' confidence and have increased the number of students taking the exam. Participants will learn these methods, including shortcuts for teaching accents to students who have problems with this difficult task, as well as success strategies for retention and comprehension of the literature that is required in AP Spanish Literature.

Presenters(s): Yolanda Garcia, United South High School, Laredo, TX; Subject(s): Administrator/Coordinator
Increasing Enrollment and Student Participation in Advanced Placement Courses; This session will illustrate the nuts and bolts of increasing enrollment in AP courses. This is a model of various programs, activities, and meetings that occurred over a period of several years that resulted in increased AP enrollment, including increased minority enrollment in AP courses. Participants in this session will take away ideas, programs, and activities to implement in their own school.

Presenters(s): David Thieman, Director- Human Resources/ Public Relations, Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Flossmoor, IL
Von Mansfield, Principal, Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Flossmoor, IL
Dean Auriemma, Director- Curriculum, Instruction, & Professional Development, Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Flossmoor, IL; Subject(s): Chemistry
Meet the DC: Chemistry; Members of the Test Development Committee for AP Chemistry will discuss how the exams are developed, common errors, and how teachers can prepare students for the AP challenge.

Presenters(s): John Gelder, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
Lisa A. Zuraw, The Citadel, Charleston, SC
Carol B. Brown, Saint Marys Hall, San Antonio, TX; Subject(s): European History
Meet the DC: European History; Members of the Test Development Committee for AP European History will discuss how the exams are developed, common errors, and how teachers can prepare students for the AP challenge.

Presenters(s): Paul Borysewicz, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ
Michael Galagano, James Madison University
Steve Mercado, Chaffey High School
Jessica Young, Oak Park and River Forest High School; Subject(s): Biology
Meet the DC: AP Biology-What's Ahead?; Members of the AP Biology Development Committee will discuss current topics of interest, including the new test format for developments in AP Biology Examination, developments in AP Biology teacher support, and how to develop a strong AP Biology program at your school.

Presenters(s): Robert Cannon, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
Dwayne Wise, Chief Reader, AP Biology, Mississippi State University
John McMillian, Central High School, Philadelphia, PA; Subject(s): Music Theory
Meet the DC: Music Theory; Members of the Test Development Committee for AP Music Theory will discuss how the exams are developed, common errors, and how teachers can prepare students for the AP challenge.

Presenters(s): Jane Clendinning, University High School, Tallahassee, FL
Patrick McCreless, Professor of Music Theory, Yale University, New Haven, CT; Subject(s): Latin: Vergil , Latin Literature
Meet the DC: Latin; Members of the Test Development Committee for AP Latin will discuss how the exams are developed, common errors, and how teachers can prepare students for the AP challenge.

Presenters(s): Shelley Haley, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY
John Sarkissian, Youngstown State UniversityOH
James Updegraff, The Bishop's School, La Jolla, CA; CONFERENCE SESSIONS; Going Global: AP International Initiatives; Come learn about recent AP developments in the international arena. Three topics are central to this session: international recognition for AP, international workshops and summer institutes, and a revised AP International Diploma. Time for questions and discussion will be provided.

Presenters(s): Robert DiYanni, Director, K-12 International Services, The College Board, New York, NY
George Ewonus, Director of the AP Program in Canada, The College Board, Kelowna, Canada; Subject(s): Administrator/Coordinator
The Three Rs: Rigor, Relevancy, and Removing Roadblocks; This session is a call for all educators in AP courses to take greater responsibility for students in their classes. The Three Rs should act as a conceptual framework for educators to consider when designing their course syllabus, teaching, and grading. Specific examples and strategies will be introduced that will allow educators to build an academic infrastructure that helps them recruit and retain students, all without sacrificing the rigor of the Advanced Placement Program.

Presenters(s): Jose Rodriguez, Interlake High School, Seattle, WA; Subject(s): Administrator/Coordinator, Pre-AP Administrator/Coordinator
Bringing AP to the Outback; What happens when a rural state begins an initiative to require multiple AP courses in every high school? How do small schools respond? What questions must be answered? What kinds of professional development are most helpful? How do first-time schools develop a plan? What will make AP a positive experience for new AP administrators and teachers? Learn how the AP Professional Development Center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock faced these issues. Members will share the challenges, opportunities, and bumps in the road along the AP highway.

Presenters(s): Tommie Sue Anthony, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR
Ann Robinson, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR; Subject(s): Pre-AP Strategies in Social Studies
Closing the Gap: Broadening the Base with Pre-AP Strategies in Social Studies; With the goal of inclusion of underrepresented groups comes the task of instructing students in skills while maintaining high academic content. Middle school students' needs are different from high school students' needs. Teachers appreciate practical application models using organizers, visuals, teaming, and modeling. This workshop demonstrates proven strategies to improve the writing and thinking skills of middle and early high school social studies students.

Presenters(s): Lori Dumerer, R.L. Turner High School, Dallas, TX
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM: SNACK BREAK-SPONSORED BY MCGRAW-HILL; BOOK SIGNING WITH PEDRO NOGUERA, Ph.D
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM: Subject(s): World History, U.S. History, Human Geography, European History, English Literature & Composition, English Language & Composition
Speaking Their Language: Incorporating Film into AP English and Social Science Courses; Visual images are not just recreation for our students; they are the dominant source of information and entertainment for an entire generation. More importantly they are subtle means of persuasion that will impact our students for the rest of their lives. Recognizing film, video, and the Web's importance to high school students today, teachers must learn to use these media as tools to prepare their students for the future. This session has two goals. The first is to present ways in which teachers can use film to introduce and clarify facts and concepts necessary for high achievement on the AP Exams in English and the social sciences. The second is to give teachers the tools to help students master these visual mediums through analysis and interpretation of not just content but also style and technique.

Presenters(s): Jaimie Crawford, Pine Crest School, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Rob Crawford, Pine Crest School, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Subject(s): Pre-AP Strategies in French, French Literature, French Language
Reading French Material Across the Curriculum; The session will focus on the French readings across the curriculum and will help teachers develop a curriculum that will include progressive reading material leading to the preparation of the students for the AP French Language and Literature Exams. The French reading section of the AP Exam seems to present major problems for students and is very discouraging for AP teachers. This session will introduce samples of reading material suitable for beginners up to AP-level students. Participants will learn how to help students develop good reading habits and overcome their difficulties with the AP Exam. Participants will receive handouts of sources of reading material (newspapers, novels, magazines, literary works, and excerpts) that will become an integral part of their curriculum.

Presenters(s): Mona Mulhair, AP French Test Development Committee, Clayton, CA
Jean Pierre Piriou, University of Georgia , Athens, GA
Kate Rabiteau, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ; Subject(s): Statistics
Using Simulation to Enhance Understanding in Statistics; Simulation is a major component in the AP Statistics curriculum. It can be used to enhance students' understanding of statistical concepts. Some of the areas where simulation is especially effective are: demonstrating the law of large numbers; the mean and standard deviation of a discrete random variable; demonstrating the idea of a normal population; demonstrating the central limit theorem; confidence intervals; and P-values and levels of significance. This session will emphasize how to perform statistical simulations in the classroom using statistical software and a TI-83 Plus graphing calculator.

Presenters(s): Michael Sullivan, Joliet Junior College, Lemont, IL; Subject(s): World History, U.S. History, Government & Politics: United States, Government & Politics: Comparative
Teaching the Cold War Using Government Documents; This session will address teaching the Cold War from the viewpoints of political leaders of the East and West, as shown by their recently declassified documents. The workshop will start with a presentation, as given to an AP U.S. History or AP Government and Politics class. Discussion will focus on sources for finding Cold War documents and commentary on the Web, student assignments that utilize these tools, and how these assignments prepare students for the AP Exams in U.S. History, Government and Politics, and World History. This presentation utilizes materials from the National Archives, the Cold War International History Project at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the Harvard Project on Cold War Studies, and the CNN Cold War special.

Presenters(s): Thomas Kilbourn, Westmoore High School, Oklahoma City, OK; Subject(s): Music Theory
Best Practices for the Music Theory Classroom; Through this moderated discussion, teachers will learn best practices for the Music Theory classroom. Participants will be encouraged to share their own course arrangements, curriculum, and any challenges they face in teaching a smaller discipline such as Music Theory. The conversation will be informal, but participants will take away ideas and teaching strategies for use in the classroom. Participants should arrive ready to engage in dialogue.

Presenters(s): Susan Schwartz, Albert Einstein High School, Silver Spring, MD; Subject(s): German Language
Best Practices for the German Classroom; Through this moderated discussion, teachers will learn best practices for the German classroom. Participants will be encouraged to share their own course arrangements, curriculum, and any challenges they face in teaching a smaller discipline such as German. The conversation will be informal, but participants will take away ideas and teaching strategies for use in the classroom. Participants should arrive ready to engage in dialogue.

Presenters(s): Wylie Ferguson, Walnut Hills High School, Cincinnati, OH; Subject(s): Pre-AP Strategies in Social Studies
Discussion with Middle School, Early High School, New AP, and AP Teachers About the Vital Role of Molding Students for Success on AP History Exams; This chat session will focus on the various AP Exams in history and how middle school and early high school teachers help to prepare students to succeed on these tests. The discussion will be geared toward teachers who are unfamiliar with the construction of the exam, the skills required, and the "AP vocabulary." In short, we hope to bring participants "into the AP loop" so they feel connected to the Program even if they are not directly teaching AP.

Presenters(s): Krista Dornbush, Laguna Beach High School, Fountain Valley, CA
Steve Mercado, Chaffey High School
Bill Ziegler, San Marcos High School; Subject(s): Computer Science AB, Computer Science A
Computer Science I on Your Graphing Calculators; Give your students (and teachers) the power of programming using their graphing calculators. This session will demonstrate an introductory unit on programming using the TI platforms.

Presenters(s): John Hanna, New Jersey Public Schools, Hopatlong, NJ; Subject(s): Chemistry
Inquiry Chemistry: Using Computer-Based Experiments to Generate Data for Concept Invention; The laboratory is where most teachers implement an inquiry approach. Here students are able to collect the data in the exploration phase to use in the concept invention phase. This approach can also be appropriate in the lecture/discussion portion of an introductory chemistry class. For an inquiry approach to work outside the laboratory, there must be a way to collect data quickly to use in the invention phase. The presenters of the session have been developing computer-based simulations that allow students to collect data. Coupled with a guided-inquiry activity, students can invent concepts outside the laboratory. This session will demonstrate how the combination of computers, laboratory simulations, and guided-inquiry activities can be integrated into the classrooms at all levels. Participants will receive copies of the guided-inquiry activities along with Web links to the computer simulations so they can use the materials in their own classrooms.

Presenters(s): John Gelder, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK; Subject(s): Calculus BC, Calculus AB
Projects for AP Calculus: Where Will We Ever Use This?; Have you ever wanted a challenging project that lasts more than one class period? A project that answers the question, "Where will we ever use this?" This workshop will present classroom-ready projects on topics ranging from review to applications of differential and integral calculus. Handouts include a solutions manual and a rubric for grading.

Presenters(s): Michael White, Pennridge High School, Perkasie, PA; Subject(s): Pre-AP Administrator/Coordinator
Curriculum Alignment and the Pre-AP Years: Wow, What a Concept!; Aligning a middle school curriculum with an AP Exam is a difficult, time-consuming task. This workshop will provide participants with the tools to be successful.

Presenters(s): Helen Washington, Chinquapin Middle School, Baltimore, MD; Subject(s): Psychology
Building Blocks: How to Build and Improve an AP Program; Implementation, development, and improvement of an AP course in a diverse setting is the focus of this presentation. As a second-year teacher, the presenter introduced an AP Psychology course. Based on that experience, this session will consider three major areas: challenges endured while writing a curriculum for a half-semester course, improvement of student exam scores in three years, and the building of interest in a school with 60 percent bilingual students. Examples of PowerPoint presentations, student workbooks, and a review book will demonstrate their excellence in preparing students for the AP Psychology Exam.

Presenters(s): Michael McLane, Sterling Heights High School, Macomb, MI; Subject(s): Calculus BC, Calculus AB
Problem Solving for AP Calculus; This session looks at a number of problems that teach and reinforce calculus topics, but that also encourage students to think critically and to become better problem solvers. Participants will work on solving some of these problems and will discuss what makes them so good for students.

Presenters(s): Bill Roloff, Lake Park High School, St. Charles, IL; CONFERENCE SESSIONS; SpringBoard: A Comprehensive, 6-12 English Language Arts and Mathematics Program for Academic Success; To voice support for educational excellence and equity is good. To create a 6-12 English language arts and mathematics program that attempts to institutionalize these values through an integrated program of standards, professional development, instructional resources, and diagnostic assessments and reports, is better. Attend this session and learn how SpringBoard™, the College Board's new comprehensive 6-12 english language arts and mathematics program, can help your school district enhance teacher preparation and improve student achievement,and how SpringBoard™ can prepare your students for the challenges and opportunities associated with postsecondary education.

Presenters(s): Wendy Marshall, Manager, K-12 Solutions, The College Board; Developing and Implementing Successful Pre-AP Programs; A panel of federal grantee's who are implementing pre-AP, aligned with AP, programs in target schools with 40 percent or more low-income students will share their strategies for developing comprehensive programs designed to prepare students as early as possible to participate in AP at the high school level. Curriculum development and enhancement, especially for core academics, as well as professional development and student support services will be discussed.

Presenters(s): Beth Baggett, AP Program Manager, U.S. Department of Education
Jeff Smith, Administrator, Indiana Academy API Grant
Phildra Swagger, Project Director, API Grant, Hillsborough County, FL
Freddie Cooper, Project Director, Utah DOE API Grant; Asian Pacific American Students: Myth, Reality and Strategies; The Asian Pacific American student is surrounded by the stereotype of the "model minority," the "Asian whiz kid" who "outwhites the whites." These myths are not only damaging, they are also inaccurate and obscure the fact that Asian Pacific Americans come from extraordinarily diverse groups, which face distinct and complex issues. This session will present first-hand experience on the myths and reality of the Asian Pacific American student, and also discuss effective educational models that have worked in the past with this growing and multi-faceted population.

Presenters(s): Audrey Yamagata-Noji, Vice President, Student Services, Mt. San Antonio
Sundaram Rama, Youth Coordinator, Cambodian Family, Inc.
Gene Noji, Irvine Unified School District; Subject(s): Pre-AP Strategies in Science
Organizing a Middle School Science Program; This workshop will delineate six steps that have proven effective in a wide variety of school districts: establish a unified vision; identify core skills; target curricular strands; write pre- and post-test questions; develop content-based lessons; and use data to revise curriculum. Participants in this process find the experience of alignment both empowering and rejuvenating as they are challenged to see their classrooms as an integral part of an extended process to provide equity, excellence, and opportunity for all their students. Since this approach emphasizes teacher leadership at the campus level, both teachers and administrators are encouraged to attend.

Presenters(s): David Castro, AP Lead Physics Teacher, Pflugerville Independent School District, Pflugerville, TX; Subject(s): Environmental Science
Problem-Based Lab Experiments and Activities for Environmental Science; There is an urgent need for comprehensive, problem-based lab experiments and activities that will challenge the student to think analytically and apply scientific principles to environmental problems. In this session participants will review a number of lab experiments, data-based projects and quantitative exercises to help the students of new and experienced AP Environmental Science teachers. The development of quantitative problems will be reviewed. All the activities addressed in this session can be performed anywhere in the country with a minimal expenditure for equipment and supplies.

Presenters(s): Bill Molnar, River Dell Regional High School, Montavale, NJ; Subject(s): Latin: Vergil , Latin Literature
Increasing Minority Participation in the AP Latin Program; This forum will focus on ways to increase participation of students of color in the AP Latin program. Participants will discuss the progression of courses leading up to AP and how to ensure that students of color get the preparation they need before beginning work on the AP Latin authors. The group will also discuss ways to make the AP Latin classroom welcoming to students of color and ways to provide them with a successful and enriching AP Latin experience.

Presenters(s): Shelley Haley, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY
John Sarkissian, Youngstown State UniversityOH
James Updegraff, The Bishop's School, La Jolla, CA; Subject(s): U.S. History, English Language & Composition
AP U.S. History and AP English Language and Composition: Integration and Collaboration for Success; The integration of AP English Language and Composition and AP U.S. History has had a positive effect on student performance and achievement on the AP Exams in those areas (as seen by a comparison of the scores of students who participated in collaborative classes with the scores of those who did not). The collaborative efforts of the instructors of American literature, American history, and rhetoric help develop students who are critical thinkers and writers. The integration of the two AP courses also addresses the difficulties of providing adequate time in a block schedule for a student to develop analytical skills.

Presenters(s): Nancy Culclasure, Western Guilford High School, Greensboro, NC
Ken Gordon, Western Guilford High School; Subject(s): Pre-AP Administrator/Coordinator
Pre-AP Strategies in Middle School: Encountering the Advanced Placement Program. Let's Get Them Thinking.; This session will assist teachers in challenging middle school students to engage in higher-level learning. Participants will learn a variety of instructional strategies to motivate students and foster the development of skills and habits necessary for success in college. Teachers and administrators will discover strategies and activities that get students thinking and making connections between what they learn in school and what they experience in life. These strategies and activities support middle school curriculum by encouraging intellectual growth and providing opportunities for students to be successful.

Presenters(s): Nancy Schaefer, Pulaski Academy, Little Rock, AR; Subject(s): Studio Art: Drawing
Harrison School of the Arts: Where Students Reach for the Stars; Harrison School for the Arts enjoys a special partnership with the Polk Museum of Art, located in Lakeland, Florida. Visual arts courses are offered in classrooms at the museum, which provides a unique learning laboratory for students. The program encourages students to explore, investigate, and invent their own voice through the process of making art. Participants in this session will receive information about scheduling, curriculum, and requirements for establishing a successful studio art program that begins with the 2-D Design portfolio in the tenth grade. For traditional high schools that offer only one or two studio art classes, course outlines will be provided with examples of lessons (illustrated with student work) used to meet the AP portfolio requirements for all three AP Studio Art classes.

Presenters(s): Patricia Lamb, Polk County School District, Bartow, FL
Rocky Bridges
Karen DeMichael; Subject(s): Administrator/Coordinator
Using Data to Grow Your AP Program: "Assess to Learn" Stigging (2002); The AP Program provides schools and teachers with the data they need to drive curricular and instructional decisions that will increase student achievement. Learn to use this data to focus on a few simple, specific goals that get results.

Presenters(s): Janet Gonzalez, Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, IL
D. Gupta; Widening the Pool Through Questioning and Discussion; The session is directed at teachers of students who are usually underrepresented in AP classes. The strategies employed are those to encourage, to build confidence, and to increase the academic skills of students. With these tools, students who never thought of themselves as AP students will be ready, able, and confident to participate and succeed in AP classes. The session will foster questioning as a means of arriving at rich discussion. Participants will view a video of diverse ninth graders engaged in a discussion of print and nonprint text. A model discussion will follow, demonstrating the use of effective questioning techniques. The workshop will offer participants sound and effective tools as well as concrete information and strategies to use in their classrooms. The cumulative effect will be the widening of the AP pool.

Presenters(s): Joyce Greenberg, Broward County School System, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Margery Marcus, Broward County School System, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Subject(s): World History, U.S. History, European History
Review Tips for AP History Examinations: U.S. History, World History, and European History; A panel of three teachers with many years of experience preparing students in the AP Program will present a variety of review materials and successful classroom techniques for reviewing U.S. World, and European History courses. In addition to suggestions for course content review, tips for answering multiple-choice, free-response, and document-based questions will be offered. A question-and-answer period will conclude the presentation.

Presenters(s): Eleanor Clarke Hannum, UMS - Wright Prepatory School, Mobile, AL
Monty Armstrong, Cerritos High School, Cerritos, CA
Harriett Lillich, UMS - Wright Prepatory, Mobile, AL; Subject(s): Pre-AP Strategies in English
Poetry in the Middle School/Early High School; Poetry is accessible for all students, regardless of age or level. This session will present a modified TP-CASTT approach that gives teachers a practical method of unlocking poetry for students.

Presenters(s): Stephanie Woolley, Cutler Ridge Middle School, Miami, FL
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM: LUNCH(DESSERT & COFFEE IN PACIFIC HALL B)
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM: PLENARY SPEAKER-PEDRO NOGUERA, Ph.D
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Subject(s): Physics C: Mechanics, Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism, Physics B
Virtual Labs and Simulations in AP Physics; Experimental work is an integral part of introductory college-level courses such as the AP Physics courses. Although excellent physics learning can take place using the simplest equipment, the integration of laboratory activities with classroom work requires careful balancing between time allocation and budget restrictions. Web technology can be a powerful tool for learning physics concepts and developing skills of measurement, analysis, and information processing. Virtual labs and simulations should not substitute for laboratory experience, but they can supplement and extend such experience. This session will demonstrate ready-to-use activities adapted to the main content areas in the AP Physics curriculum.

Presenters(s): Dolores Gende, Greenhill School, Addison, TX; CONFERENCE SESSIONS; Subject(s): Music Theory
A Close Look at AP Music Theory; In this session we take a close look at the aural and non-aural free-response and multiple-choice sections of the AP Music Theory Exam. We will examine how the questions are constructed and what aspects of music theory are typically tested in each question type. In addition, we will provide tips to help teachers prepare students for success on these music-theory tasks, and hints to share with students as to what they should keep in mind when they take the various portions of the test to avoid common errors.

Presenters(s): Jane Clendinning, University High School, Tallahassee, FL
Patrick McCreless, Professor of Music Theory, Yale University, New Haven, CT; How the SAT is Changing in Critical Reading and Writing and What It Might Mean to You; Learn about changes found in the new SAT, especially the writing and critical reading sections, from a researcher and a Writing Committee member who have been directly involved in every aspect of the development of the test.

Presenters(s): Amy Schmidt, Executive Director, Higher Education Research, The College Board, New York, NY
Bernard Phelan, English Teacher, Barrington High School, Barrington, IL; Subject(s): Physics C: Mechanics, Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism, Calculus BC, Calculus AB
The Best of Both Worlds - Teaching AP Calculus AB (and/or BC) and AP Physics C; The benefits of teaching the same group of students across the disciplines of Calculus and Physics will be explored by two teachers who have done it from two different perspectives-one teacher from the perspective of teaching with another teacher, and one teacher teaching both courses simultaneously. Teaching both courses in close harmony has built-in content-teaming potential, and has potential to be very effective in reaching all students with the conceptual clarity, mathematical rigor, and built-in connections that students from both disciplines often miss out on. Other built-in components of teaching such a course can be especially important when one is dealing with students from weaker or urban backgrounds or as one begins a new AP program.

Presenters(s): Susan Schwartz, Albert Einstein High School, Silver Spring, MD
Michael Dixon, Assistant Professor of Education, Gordon College, Wenham, MA; Incorporating MyRoad into Academic Curricula; In this session, a panel of active users will share their approaches and successes in incorporating MyRoad™ (www.myroad.com) into subject curricula. MyRoad is the College Board's Web-based college and career-planning program. This panel will discuss the process from planning, to implementation, to measurable outcomes of their efforts in merging college and career planning activities into the classroom using MyRoad as the medium. Attendees will learn, for example, how MyRoad-centered activities may be used in the context of the English classroom to propel students in their career planning efforts while having them produce graded written work.

Presenters(s): Jason Chu
Nadine Maxwell
Angela Caira, Shawsheen Valley Technical HS; Using AP Central: An Overview of the Site; The session will explore AP Central®, the online home for AP Professionals and the Pre-AP community, and the rich teching resources the site provides. Learn how to register and personalize your online experience while you find the most up-to-date information about the courses, the exams, and AP Program research, including free-response questions and summary reports for each year's administration. Participate in an interactive search for reviews of classroom resources and professional development opportunities in your discipline.

Presenters(s): Ed Nothnagle, Director, Technology and Digital Production, K-12 Professional Development, The College Board, New York, NY; Subject(s): Human Geography
Writing Essays for the AP Human Geography Exam; Members of the AP Human Geography Development Committee will demonstrate teaching strategies that can help students write cogent answers to the free-response questions in the exam. The Chief Reader will discuss common student mistakes and review the scoring process.

Presenters(s): Barbara Hildebrant, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ
Patricia Gober, Arizona State University
Tim Strauss, Northern Iowa University
Paul Gray, Russelville High School; Subject(s): Pre-AP Strategies in Computer Science
Using JavaScript for Computer Science in the Pre-AP Years; The World Wide Web is an electronic community that has captured the attention of a diverse cross section of students throughout the world. This session will show how Web pages can be used to introduce important computer science concepts, using the JavaScript programming language.

Presenters(s): Richard Kick, Hinsdale Central High School, Hinsdale, IL; Subject(s): Pre-AP Strategies in Mathematics
A Collection of Activities for Math AP Vertical Teams®; Participants will experience five different activities for math Vertical Teams: 1) building a skills progression chart; 2) connecting to AP math topics; 3) adapting AP problems; 4) incorporating phrases from the AP Exams; and 5) using standard versus enhanced questions.

Presenters(s): Dixie Ross, Pflugerville High School, Austin, TX; Subject(s): Administrator/Coordinator, Pre-AP Administrator/Coordinator
Challenging Consolidation: Bringing AP to Small Schools; Even though the past two decades have seen an increase in larger schools because of budget crunches, small rural schools remain a truly American tradition. These schools dot the landscape, but their students often miss out on the challenges AP courses offer. This session will explore techniques that have been used successfully in small rural schools in West Virginia and will consider the financing of AP courses. Participants will learn ways to cope with the threat of consolidation, dwindling enrollments, and lack of preparation for AP courses.

Presenters(s): Karen Moore Reynolds, Williamson High School, Williamson, WV; Subject(s): Pre-AP Strategies in Social Studies
L.I.E.ing About History: Decoding Documents; This session integrates reading and questioning strategies to enhance stu